Chapter 156: Peeling It Off
Rosenvug City,
Zonfid East District,
Zonfid Estate,
CullBeg Kingdom,
Helene's POV,
Gwuooooom!
The mana came in waves.
Each one stronger than the last, warm and iron-scented - not from the air but from the floors above me, where the screaming had been going on for the better part of an hour.
I stood at the center of the final magic circle, eyes closed, both palms pressed flat against the stone as the energy poured through the runes I had spent the last month drawing across the four districts of this city.
The third son was thorough. I'd give him that.
"Oh my, oh my, the little lord is really going at it," a child-like voice said from the Grimoire hovering at my side.
"Efficient," a humming voice added approvingly.
"WASTEFUL!" another shrieked. "He's burning through them too fast, if the house knights get organized before-"
"They won't," I said quietly, not opening my eyes. "The Date Weaver's people are keeping them occupied."
